In this English lesson we’ll take a look at how we use the present continuous tense when talking about things that we are doing now. What Are You Doing? The present continuous tense is written with the present tense of the auxiliary verb be (am/is/are) and with the –ing (present participle) form of the main verb. We can use the present continuous tense to talk about something that is […]
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A maioria de nós associa riqueza com dinheiro, mas a riqueza real só pode ser alcançada através da produção e distribuição de bens e serviços. Esta série de dez segmentos ingleses lúdicos explicará como a sociedade evoluiu de tal forma a permitir que um enorme aumento na produção seja alcançado. Claro que não havia câmeras
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Em um passado sombrio e distante, pouco antes da pandemia começar, lembro-me de comer pizza com minha família – uma grande reunião para o nono aniversário do meu sobrinho. A conversa se intrometeu em “todo o absurdo que começou na China.” Tínhamos terminado o prato principal e todos estavam na terceira ou quarta bebida quando
in 1929 a little girl is born into the Jewish Frank family of Franklin a few years later the Nazis seized power in Germany and Jews are no longer safe the Frank family flees to the Netherlands and ends up in Amsterdam and goes to school learn starch and grows up like any other girl
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Imperative Mood The imperative mood is a verb form that gives a command. For example: Empty the bin, John. John empties the bin. Commands can include orders, requests, advice, instructions, and warnings. The main verb (i.e., the finite verb) in an imperative sentence (i.e., one that makes a command) is said to be in the “imperative mood.” Forming the Imperative Mood
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03/03/2021 – 10 min – Por Amanda Viegas O ensino de inglês nas escolas vem sendo cada vez mais presente, sobretudo depois de ser previsto pelo Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC). O idioma foi escolhido pela BNCC pelo seu caráter de comunicação internacional. A língua inglesa é a que possui mais influência e relevância dentre todas
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One day, in 1944, my family and I were arrested. Packed into cattle trains with no food or water. We were taken to Poland and left on the selection platform in Auschwitz. A Nazi guard spotted me and my identical twin sister Miriam clinging to my mother. He tore us from my mother’s arms and
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Os adjetivos (adjectives) são palavras que caracterizam os substantivos (seres, animais, objetos, etc). Essa caracterização pode expressar qualidade, defeito, estado ou condição. Os adjetivos em inglês podem variar no que diz respeito ao grau (comparativo/superlativo). No entanto, são invariáveis relativamente ao gênero (masculino e feminino) e número (singular e plural). Ou seja, um mesmo adjetivo
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Synonyms A synonym is a word or phrase that means the same (or very nearly the same) as another word or phrase. Words that are synonyms are described as synonymous. Easy Examples of Synonyms He is happy /glad. Actress Kate Beckinsale studied / read French and Russian literature at Oxford. Bear in mind that synonyms in one context might not be synonyms
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Hello everyone! There’s sunshine this morning! 😀 Today’s mini B1 lesson is about verbs that need a direct object before ‘to + infinitive’. When we use two verbs together, sometimes the second verb is in the infinitive with ‘to’. Here are some verbs that are followed by ‘to + infinitive’. Agree: She agreed to help.
